This line is shifted 3 spaces to
the right of the current
This line begins in column 1.
This line begins in
column 6, which is now
the left margin.
This line is shifted 3
spaces to the left of
the current margin.
This line is shifted
3 spaces to the right
of the current margin.
Because the .IL format word causes a break in text, you may find it
useful to indicate the beginning of a new paragraph. For example:
.il 3
This line begins a paragraph
This line begins another.
These lines result in:
This line begins
a paragraph.
This line begins
another.
offsets do not affect the first line immediately following the format
word; the second and subsequent input lines are indented the specified
numbered lists where text is blocked to the right of the
the current left margin and subsequent lines (until the next
format word) are offset the specified number of characters. For
example, the lines:
.of 5
-----This line begins
a 5-character offset
-----This is another line offset
5 characters
.in 5
An indent changes the left
---This paragraph begins
at the new left margin
---Here's one more line.